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eneditor@ssireview.orgCopyright 20172017-09-26T16:30:00+00:00Creating Career Pipelines to Serve Aging Populations (Blog)https://ssir.org/articles/entry/creating_career_pipelines_to_serve_aging_populations
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/creating_career_pipelines_to_serve_aging_populations#When:16:30:00ZHow education and careers connected to the aging population can provide an opportunity for economic growth.
By MaryAnn Pebler
How education and careers connected to the aging population can provide an opportunity for economic growth.]]>2017-09-26T16:30:00+00:00Private Sector Force for Public Education (Blog)https://ssir.org/articles/entry/private_sector_force_for_public_education
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/private_sector_force_for_public_education#When:16:20:00ZTruly improving children’s educational outcomes at scale requires unorthodox approaches. One promising yet largely neglected approach is to systematically leverage the private sector’s agenda.
By Sandro Giuliani
Truly improving children’s educational outcomes at scale requires unorthodox approaches. One promising yet largely neglected approach is to systematically leverage the private sector’s agenda.]]>2017-09-25T16:20:00+00:00Leapfrogging Toward Success in Education (Blog)https://ssir.org/articles/entry/leapfrogging_toward_success_in_education
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/leapfrogging_toward_success_in_education#When:16:00:00ZA new approach to addressing skills uncertainty and inequality across the globe.Global Issues, Education
By Rebecca Winthrop & Adam Barton
A new approach to addressing skills uncertainty and inequality across the globe.]]>2017-09-22T16:00:00+00:00Sustainable Investments Are Not Always What They Seem (Blog)https://ssir.org/articles/entry/sustainable_investments_are_not_always_what_they_seem
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/sustainable_investments_are_not_always_what_they_seem#When:16:30:00ZInvestors need to better educate themselves about the local context in which their funds are deployed.
By Heather Grady
Investors need to better educate themselves about the local context in which their funds are deployed.
]]>2017-09-21T16:30:00+00:00Reframing Education Change in India (Blog)https://ssir.org/articles/entry/reframing_education_change_in_india
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/reframing_education_change_in_india#When:16:30:00ZImproving learning outcomes in India requires that funders and social purpose organizations shift to working on the entire educational ecosystem rather than focused interventions.
By Martina Mettgenberg-Lemiere & Anh Nguyen
Improving learning outcomes in India requires that funders and social purpose organizations shift to working on the entire educational ecosystem rather than focused interventions. ]]>2017-09-20T16:30:00+00:00Five SSIR Articles for U.N. Week (Blog)https://ssir.org/articles/entry/five_ssir_articles_for_u.n._week
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/five_ssir_articles_for_u.n._week#When:18:50:00ZA reading list of our favorite articles on the Sustainable Development Goals.
By Eden Stiffman
A reading list of our favorite articles on the Sustainable Development Goals.
]]>2017-09-19T18:50:00+00:00Breaking Barriers, Shifting Narratives, and Expanding Opportunity (Blog)https://ssir.org/articles/entry/breaking_barriers_shifting_narratives_and_expanding_opportunity
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/breaking_barriers_shifting_narratives_and_expanding_opportunity#When:16:30:00ZBy designing programs and policies to overcome longstanding systemic barriers in communities, we can expand opportunities for equity.
By Meg Long
By designing programs and policies to overcome longstanding systemic barriers in communities, we can expand opportunities for equity.]]>2017-09-19T16:30:00+00:00Should You Agitate, Innovate, or Orchestrate?https://ssir.org/articles/entry/should_you_agitate_innovate_or_orchestrate
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/should_you_agitate_innovate_or_orchestrate#When:16:30:00ZA framework for understanding the roles you can play in a movement for social change.
By Julie Battilana & Marissa Kimsey
A framework for understanding the roles you can play in a movement for social change. ]]>2017-09-18T16:30:00+00:00Demystifying the Theory of Change Process (Blog)https://ssir.org/articles/entry/demystifying_the_theory_of_change_process
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/demystifying_the_theory_of_change_process#When:17:06:00ZWhy the process of creating a theory of change matters, and a five-step guide to success.
By Kathleen Kelly Janus
Why the process of creating a theory of change matters, and a five-step guide to success.
]]>2017-09-15T17:06:00+00:00A Portfolio Approach to Social Innovation Partnerships (Blog)https://ssir.org/articles/entry/a_portfolio_approach_to_social_innovation_partnerships
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/a_portfolio_approach_to_social_innovation_partnerships#When:15:52:00ZSuccessful social innovation at scale requires partners from the public, private, and social sectors to work together through flexible models that evolve to meet shifting requirements and address changing risks.
By Steve Davis & Elaine Gibbons
Successful social innovation at scale requires partners from the public, private, and social sectors to work together through flexible models that evolve to meet shifting requirements and address changing risks.
]]>2017-09-13T15:52:00+00:00A New Paradigm for Microfinance: Savings and Credit (Blog)https://ssir.org/articles/entry/a_new_paradigm_for_microfinance_savings_and_credit
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/a_new_paradigm_for_microfinance_savings_and_credit#When:16:21:00ZWhile they are no magic wand and really only work as part of a holistic approach, there is enormous potential for international development organizations to help communities help themselves through savings and credit groups.
By Kate Schecter
While they are no magic wand and really only work as part of a holistic approach, there is enormous potential for international development organizations to help communities help themselves through savings and credit groups.]]>2017-09-12T16:21:00+00:00Talent: The Key to Developing the Social Sector in China (Blog)https://ssir.org/articles/entry/talent_the_key_to_developing_the_social_sector_in_china
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/talent_the_key_to_developing_the_social_sector_in_china#When:16:30:00ZMany organizations in China are aging without reaching their potential for impact because they lack needed talent, but there are ways to overcome this challenge.
By Ding Li & Anne Merkle
Many organizations in China are aging without reaching their potential for impact because they lack needed talent, but there are ways to overcome this challenge.
]]>2017-09-11T16:30:00+00:00Building Brand as Your Organization Grows (Blog)https://ssir.org/articles/entry/building_brand_as_your_organization_grows
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/building_brand_as_your_organization_grows#When:16:30:00ZGrowing a social venture can create brand challenges with far-reaching consequences.
By Anne Miltenburg
Growing a social venture can create brand challenges with far-reaching consequences. ]]>2017-09-08T16:30:00+00:00The Back-of-the-Envelope Guide to Communications Strategy (Blog)https://ssir.org/articles/entry/the_back_of_the_envelope_guide_to_communications_strategy
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/the_back_of_the_envelope_guide_to_communications_strategy#When:17:06:00ZCommunications strategy should be flexible, scrappy, and accessible to everyone on your team. This four-question framework, rooted in social science, can help organizations craft an effective strategy that drives real social change.
By Ann Christiano & Annie Neimand
Communications strategy should be flexible, scrappy, and accessible to everyone on your team. This four-question framework, rooted in social science, can help organizations craft an effective strategy that drives real social change.
]]>2017-09-07T17:06:00+00:00NGO Leadership Development in India: From Pioneer-Founders to Homegrown Leadershttps://ssir.org/articles/entry/ngo_leadership_development_in_india_from_pioneer_founders_to_homegrown_lead
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/ngo_leadership_development_in_india_from_pioneer_founders_to_homegrown_lead#When:16:24:00ZAs the trailblazers who built India’s nonprofit sector begin to step aside, a new study shows that NGOs face a significant gap in next-generation leadership. There are barriers to bridging this gap and building blocks to surmount them, but progress depends on founders and funders viewing leadership development as mission critical.
By Pritha Venkatachalam & Danielle Berfond
As the trailblazers who built India’s nonprofit sector begin to step aside, a new study shows that NGOs face a significant gap in next-generation leadership. There are barriers to bridging this gap and building blocks to surmount them, but progress depends on founders and funders viewing leadership development as mission critical.]]>2017-09-06T16:24:00+00:00Intragovernmental Collaborations: Pipedreams or the Future of the Public Sector? (Blog)https://ssir.org/articles/entry/intragovernmental_collaborations_pipedreams_or_the_future_of_the_public_sec
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/intragovernmental_collaborations_pipedreams_or_the_future_of_the_public_sec#When:17:33:00ZHow policy labs can foster greater collaboration and policy co-creation.
By Sarah Worthing
How policy labs can foster greater collaboration and policy co-creation.]]>2017-08-31T17:33:00+00:00Four Pitfalls of Social Product Innovation (Blog)https://ssir.org/articles/entry/four_pitfalls_in_social_product_innovation
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/four_pitfalls_in_social_product_innovation#When:16:30:00ZBy understanding risks and establishing mitigation strategies in advance of digital product innovation, organizations can save resources while deepening their impact.
By Eric Cantor
By understanding risks and establishing mitigation strategies in advance of digital product innovation, organizations can save resources while deepening their impact. ]]>2017-08-30T16:30:00+00:00Collective Impact Without Borders (Blog)https://ssir.org/articles/entry/collective_impact_without_borders
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/collective_impact_without_borders#When:16:30:00ZSuccessful, multi-national, collective impact efforts require that organizations carefully consider two dimensions of their approach.
By Arani Kajenthira & Philippe Sion
Successful, multi-national, collective impact efforts require that organizations carefully consider two dimensions of their approach.]]>2017-08-29T16:30:00+00:00How to Succeed on a Nonprofit Board (Blog)https://ssir.org/articles/entry/how_to_succeed_on_a_nonprofit_board
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/how_to_succeed_on_a_nonprofit_board#When:16:30:00ZDump your assumptions, and be curious.
By Daniela Barone Soares & Jon Huggett
Dump your assumptions, and be curious.]]>2017-08-28T16:30:00+00:00A Fresh Start for Conservation (Blog)https://ssir.org/articles/entry/a_fresh_start_for_conservation
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/a_fresh_start_for_conservation#When:16:30:00ZThe Trump Administration has given the environmental community an opportunity to become better listeners, reconnect with its core constituents, and tap into a little humility along the way.
By Janis Searles Jones
The Trump Administration has given the environmental community an opportunity to become better listeners, reconnect with its core constituents, and tap into a little humility along the way. ]]>2017-08-25T16:30:00+00:00Sales and Social Enterprise Aren’t Mutually Exclusive (Blog)https://ssir.org/articles/entry/sales_and_social_enterprise_arent_mutually_exclusive
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/sales_and_social_enterprise_arent_mutually_exclusive#When:16:30:00ZTo market to the base of pyramid, we need to stop thinking of selling as a dark art.
By Scott Roy & Roy Whitten
To market to the base of pyramid, we need to stop thinking of selling as a dark art.
]]>2017-08-24T16:30:00+00:00Housing for Health (Blog)https://ssir.org/articles/entry/housing_for_health
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/housing_for_health#When:17:05:00ZNine communities in the United States are finding ways to invest in housing to contain health care costs.
By Joshua Bamberger
Nine communities in the United States are finding ways to invest in housing to contain health care costs.]]>2017-08-23T17:05:00+00:00Shared Gifting: Shifting Funding Power to Nonprofits (Blog)https://ssir.org/articles/entry/shared_gifting_shifting_funding_power_to_nonprofits
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/shared_gifting_shifting_funding_power_to_nonprofits#When:16:30:00ZWhen nonprofits dole out grant money to peers, the result is a transformative experience that fosters innovation, collaboration, and learning.
By Kelley Buhles
When nonprofits dole out grant money to peers, the result is a transformative experience that fosters innovation, collaboration, and learning.]]>2017-08-22T16:30:00+00:00Hiring Incentives Won’t Solve America’s Talent Problem (Blog)https://ssir.org/articles/entry/hiring_incentives_wont_solve_americas_talent_problem
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/hiring_incentives_wont_solve_americas_talent_problem#When:16:30:00ZPolicymakers need new interventions to help companies change the way they source talent.
By Jonathan Hasak
Policymakers need new interventions to help companies change the way they source talent.]]>2017-08-21T16:30:00+00:00Putting Community First (Blog)https://ssir.org/articles/entry/putting_community_first
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/putting_community_first#When:11:57:00ZCommunity foundations should reaffirm their unique role in the philanthropic landscape and focus on the needs of their geographic community.
By Eric Nee
Community foundations should reaffirm their unique role in the philanthropic landscape and focus on the needs of their geographic community. ]]>2017-08-17T11:57:00+00:00The Charity That Big Tech Builthttps://ssir.org/articles/entry/the_charity_that_big_tech_built
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/the_charity_that_big_tech_built#When:03:44:00ZThe Silicon Valley Community Foundation has grown to become one of the world’s most well-funded foundations. But who in the Valley benefits from this largesse?Case Study
By Marc Gunther
The Silicon Valley Community Foundation has grown to become one of the world’s most well-funded foundations. But who in the Valley benefits from this largesse?]]>2017-08-17T03:44:00+00:00Do Benefit Corporations Respect Human Rights?https://ssir.org/articles/entry/do_benefit_corporations_respect_human_rights
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/do_benefit_corporations_respect_human_rights#When:03:39:00ZThe B Corp movement has pushed a powerful model of socially responsible business that has the potential to advance human rights. But it has so far failed to engage human rights advocates—to its detriment.Features
By Joanne Bauer & Elizabeth Umlas
The B Corp movement has pushed a powerful model of socially responsible business that has the potential to advance human rights. But it has so far failed to engage human rights advocates—to its detriment.]]>2017-08-17T03:39:00+00:00Scaling Sciencehttps://ssir.org/articles/entry/scaling_science
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/scaling_science#When:03:29:00ZA new approach to scaling is needed in which the goal is scaling up social impact for public good.Global Issues, Economic Development, Environment, Features
By John Gargani & Robert McLean
A new approach to scaling is needed in which the goal is scaling up social impact for public good. ]]>2017-08-17T03:29:00+00:00The Promise of Skills-Based Volunteeringhttps://ssir.org/articles/entry/the_promise_of_skills_based_volunteering
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/the_promise_of_skills_based_volunteering#When:03:25:00ZOne of the fastest-growing corporate citizenship programs is skills-based volunteering—in which a team of corporate employees works for an extended period of time to help a nonprofit solve a complex operational problem.Features
By Christine Letts & Danielle Holly
One of the fastest-growing corporate citizenship programs is skills-based volunteering—in which a team of corporate employees works for an extended period of time to help a nonprofit solve a complex operational problem.]]>2017-08-17T03:25:00+00:00Creating a Policy Index for the Artshttps://ssir.org/articles/entry/creating_a_policy_index_for_the_arts
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/creating_a_policy_index_for_the_arts#When:03:08:00ZThe National Arts Index established a quantitative measure for arts vitality in the United States that aided public discussion by policy makers and the arts community. In the era of big data, what can we learn from its creation and impact?Global Issues, Economic Development, Features
By Roland J. Kushner & Randy Cohen
The National Arts Index established a quantitative measure for arts vitality in the United States that aided public discussion by policy makers and the arts community. In the era of big data, what can we learn from its creation and impact?]]>2017-08-17T03:08:00+00:00Making Kids Into “Makers”https://ssir.org/articles/entry/making_kids_into_makers
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/making_kids_into_makers#When:03:06:00ZThe new annual Inventor’s Challenge prompts children to develop their creative problem-solving skills by building something to address a problem in their community.What's Next
By Kristine Wong
The new annual Inventor’s Challenge prompts children to develop their creative problem-solving skills by building something to address a problem in their community.]]>2017-08-17T03:06:00+00:00Planting Trees With Droneshttps://ssir.org/articles/entry/planting_trees_with_drones
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/planting_trees_with_drones#When:03:04:00ZTo fight deforestation, a UK-based startup is using unmanned aerial vehicles that can plant seeds 60 times faster than humans can.What's Next
By Kristine Wong
To fight deforestation, a UK-based startup is using unmanned aerial vehicles that can plant seeds 60 times faster than humans can.]]>2017-08-17T03:04:00+00:00Rethinking Lunchtimehttps://ssir.org/articles/entry/rethinking_lunchtime
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/rethinking_lunchtime#When:02:59:00ZNew legislation around the United States aims to combat the widespread practice of shaming students who cannot pay for school lunch.What's Next
By Noël Duan
New legislation around the United States aims to combat the widespread practice of shaming students who cannot pay for school lunch. ]]>2017-08-17T02:59:00+00:00US States Embrace Baby Boxeshttps://ssir.org/articles/entry/us_states_embrace_baby_boxes
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/us_states_embrace_baby_boxes#When:02:58:00ZSeveral states are adopting the Finnish practice of distributing “baby boxes” to expectant parents—and taking the opportunity to also educate families about safe sleep for infants.What's Next
By Noël Duan
Several states are adopting the Finnish practice of distributing “baby boxes” to expectant parents—and taking the opportunity to also educate families about safe sleep for infants. ]]>2017-08-17T02:58:00+00:001,001 Story Timeshttps://ssir.org/articles/entry/1001_story_times
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/1001_story_times#When:01:26:00ZWe Love Reading brings imaginative reading circles for children across the Middle East and around the world.Field Report
By Corey Binns
We Love Reading brings imaginative reading circles for children across the Middle East and around the world.]]>2017-08-17T01:26:00+00:00Sharing Is Daringhttps://ssir.org/articles/entry/sharing_is_daring
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/sharing_is_daring#When:01:24:00ZSage Bionetworks is transforming the culture of biomedical research with open-source methods.Field Report
By Kat McGowan
Sage Bionetworks is transforming the culture of biomedical research with open-source methods.]]>2017-08-17T01:24:00+00:00Step by Stephttps://ssir.org/articles/entry/step_by_step
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/step_by_step#When:01:23:00ZChildObesity180 is combating the nation’s child obesity epidemic by incubating and promoting the best ideas.Field Report
By Sarah Murray
ChildObesity180 is combating the nation’s child obesity epidemic by incubating and promoting the best ideas.]]>2017-08-17T01:23:00+00:00Marginalized Returnshttps://ssir.org/articles/entry/marginalized_returns
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/marginalized_returns#When:01:18:00ZImpact investing has been seduced by a false narrative of combining social impact with financial gains.Viewpoint
By Mara Bolis & Chris West
Impact investing has been seduced by a false narrative of combining social impact with financial gains.]]>2017-08-17T01:18:00+00:00The Impact of Periodshttps://ssir.org/articles/entry/the_impact_of_periods
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/the_impact_of_periods#When:01:14:00ZPromoting menstrual health is critical to women’s economic empowerment around the world.Viewpoint
By Leah Spelman & Tara Cookson
Promoting menstrual health is critical to women’s economic empowerment around the world.]]>2017-08-17T01:14:00+00:00Capital for Creativityhttps://ssir.org/articles/entry/capital_for_creativity
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/capital_for_creativity#When:01:02:00ZImpact investors have ignored the arts and culture sector, at the expense of the communities they seek to help.Viewpoint
By Laura Callanan
Impact investors have ignored the arts and culture sector, at the expense of the communities they seek to help.]]>2017-08-17T01:02:00+00:00